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Senior Data Analyst

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
15 New Chardon Street (Show on map)
Feb 02, 2026
The MGH Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) within the Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to our dynamic and growing team. CHOIR is an interdisciplinary clinical research center with a longstanding commitment to the development, testing and implementation of mind-body and lifestyle interventions for patients, caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads in both hospital and community settings and across the lifespan. CHOIR is an established center with multiple NIH funded clinical trials, an internship in Clinical Psychology, a T32 postdoctoral fellowship, and a Resource Center for Minority Aging Research. A successful Senior Research Data Analyst will have experience conducting observational data analyses, working with raw data, and using large longitudinal datasets. They will be skilled in data organization, manipulation, and analysis, multiple regression modeling and diagnostics. The ideal candidate has strong analytic and methodological skills, excellent communication skills, experience working with health care data and medical claims data, and the ability to mentor and lead other members of the team. Principle Duties and Responsibilities Under the general supervision of Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) Director and research faculty, the Senior Research Data Analyst will work collaboratively with our team to perform a variety of activities including assisting with database development, software programming, data management, statistical analysis, and reporting results for a variety of internal and external projects and constituents. This detail-oriented, motivated, and independent individual will work with large national survey, electronic health record (EPIC), and health insurance claims, and administrative datasets. The Senior Research Data Analyst will proficiently use SAS software and/or STATA, SPSS, Python, or R and other technical tools to clean data, build datasets, and run statistical analyses for multiple projects. They will be responsible for translating evaluation questions into analytic plans, constructing analytic datasets by extracting raw data, including medical claims data, from electronic data warehouses and other sources as necessary, producing appropriate data summaries, and conducting valid data comparisons and statistical tests. Skills & Competencies Required Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team. Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills Strong analytic and data management skills, especially with clinical and biostatistical analyses Practical problem-solving and ability to move forward in a fast-paced environment Ability to prioritize work, operate under tight deadlines, and meet deadlines. Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail. Proficiency with software packages, including Microsoft Office suite. Resilient, collaborative, flexible, innovative. Strong programming skills in SAS and willingness to learn other programming languages as necessary. Advanced knowledge of statistical testing and multivariate modeling required (e.g., logistic, and linear regression, longitudinal models) used in Biostatistics/Epidemiology Experience transforming and analyzing administrative healthcare data (e.g., Medicare/Medicaid, other claims-based or electronic medical records databases (EPIC)) is preferred. Experience with compiling longitudinal datasets for analysis is preferred The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.